Marksman&#39;s spectacles.



F. H. EDMONDS.

MABKSMANS SPBOTAOLES.

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Patented Sept. 19,1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGIAPN CO.,WASMINGTON. b. c.

FRANK H. EDMONDS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

MARKSMANS SPECTAGLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 17, 1910.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 582,523.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. EoMoNDs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Marksmens Spectacles; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in spectacles especiallyspectacles for use by marksmen in sighting rifles and other firearms.The object of the invention being to provide marksmens spectacles whichhave enlarged closely spaced lenses to bear at their inner ends directlyon the nose and to extend at their outer ends outwardly beyond the eyesof the wearer to a considerable extent so as to remain in the line ofvision when the head is turned to either side thereof, as when sightinga rifle, the lower inner portion of the enlarged left lens being shapedto fit one side of the nose and the lower side of the right lens beingstraight and considerably above the plane of the lower side of the leftlens so as to be out of the path of the bolt of the rifle which movesrearwardly when the rifle is fired and hence obviate the danger of thebreaking of the right lens by said rearwardly movable bolt of the rifleas hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction ofmaximum strength and rigidity, wherein the lens frame will form ineflect a continuation of the bridge and supplement it in holding theframe in place, while such strength will be given the entire structureas to insure it against breakage under the extremely hard usage to whichthe spectacles are put.

In. the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pairof spectacles embodying the present invention, the portion of a gun andthe marksman using the gun and wearing the spectacles being shown indotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the spectacles.

My improved marksmans spectacles are here shown as provided with a frame1 having lens rims 2-3. Within the scope of my invention however theportions of the frame which surround the lenses may be dispensed withand I do not limit myself in this particular.

The left lens 4 is considerably enlarged as compared with the lenses ofordinary spectacles and is substantially circular in form, the lowerinner side thereof being shaped as at 5 to present an ed e whichconforms to the shape of and is adapted to bear directly against theleft hand side of the nose of the wearer. The right lens 6 is spaced toonly a comparatively slight extent from the left lens, the lenses beingspaced and connected by the nose piece 7 which is short as compared withthe nose piece of ordinary spectacles so that the inner ends or edges ofthe lenses bear directly on the nose at opposite sides thereof. Theouter ends of the lenses extend outwardly beyond the eyes of the wearerto a considerable extent, owing to the length of the lenses and so thelenses by reason of their length, and their bearing directly on the noseremain in the line of vision when the head is turned to either sidethereof as in the position assumed by a marksman in sighting a rifle.Hence when the head of the marksman is turned the outer end of one lensand the inner end of the other will be effective as aids to the sightand within the line of vision.

The right lens as illustrated, is substantially rectangular, save forthe immediate parallel in pairs. The bottom of the right.

lens approximately alines with the horizontal diameter of the left lensso that it is out of the way of the bolt of the rifle which movesrearwardly when the latter is fired.

There is thus produced an article which is durable to withstand theextremely hard usage to which this class of goods is subjected, whilethe specific shape and arrangement of the lenses and their frames withthe bridge, is such as to effectually shade the eyes, to permit offlying back of the bolt of the fire-arm and to hold the spectaclesfirmly upon the nose of the user.

Having thus described my invention I claim I A pair of spectaclescomprising a pair of lens frames having lenses filling themrespectively, a bridge connecting the frames, the latter as to resttherewith against the and temple pieces connected with the frames, noseof the wearer. 10 one of said lenses having straight top, bot- Intestimony whereof, I aflix my signature, tom and ends, the bottomapproximately. in presence of two witnesses. alining with the center ofthe other lens, FRANK H. EDMONDS.

the latter with its frame being flattened at Witnesses:

its lower inner side from the corresponding EDWARD F. Rises,

end of the bridge and at such an angle to- R. E. GIBSON.

Copies 01' this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, ,1). G.

